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NAWBO
CALENDAR
Feb 23 RW Committee Meeting
Feb 23 Members Only Mixer
Feb 25-27 NAWBO National Public Policy Days
in Washington DC
Mar 6 Dinner Meeting: "Bless Your Stress,"
Mimi Donaldson
Mar 9 Mentoring Orientation & Kick-off Luncheon
Mar 20 Legislative Day in Sacramento
 DON'T
MISS OUR MARCH
6th DINNER MEETING, "Bless
Your Stress" by
Mimi Donaldson. For
over twenty years, Mimi has captivated audiences from the Fortune
100 to the just plain fortunate.
She's won acclaim for her rousing keynote speeches, compelling
workshops, and in-house training programs. Mimi is co-author
of Negotiating for Dummies published by John Wiley & Sons,
which has been published in six languages and sold over a million
copies worldwide. Her new book is Bless Your Stress: It
Means You’re Still Alive! published in April,
2006, has garnered much publicity and great client reviews. MEETING LOCATION
WILL BE THE IRVINE MARRIOTT (this
month only).
NAWBO
EDUCATION CENTER
Feb
7 & 14 Creating
a Dynamic Business Plan: Your Roadmap to Business Success
Feb
20 & 27 The Next
Big Thing: Planning for Growth and Building Capacity
AFFILIATE
EVENTS
Feb 13 & 27 NLBWA:
Latina Financial Group Workshop
Feb 13 WomanSage
Salon: What is Love? SOLD OUT
Feb 20 NLBWA:
Wellness in the Workplace
Feb 21 ASWA:
Aligning Yourself with the Corporate Culture
Feb 27 PCE:
How to Fool Hackers, Protect Your Files, and Tame the Technology
Tiger
Feb 28 AWT:
Women's Technology Leadership Forum
Feb 28 ABAOC: Trading with China Today
Mar 13 WomanSage: "Blood
Sweat and Tears:
The Road to Menopausal Zest"
Apr 10 WomanSage: Turning
Silver Into Gold
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
Cari Baum, Cari S. Baum, LL.M.
Cary Booth, Cary Booth Coaching
Teri Braden, Ben's Asphalt, Inc.
Marian Chapla-Breault, Chapla-Breault Insurance & Financial
Services
Angella Conrard, Reverse Mortgage Advisor
Diana D'Itri, RaveBiz
Margaret Dinhluu Bredehoft, Vitalae Wellness
Beverly Dolva, Go Small Biz.com
Tracey Downey-Racen, Downey's Chocolates Artisan Chocolate
Studio
Ellen Fassler, Infiniplex
Joan Friedlander, Lifework Business Partners
Amy Gamboni, Amazing Results Coaching
Lorraine Huseman, Lorraine Huseman
Donna Karson, Anima Life Coaching
Meredith Levin, Smith Barney
Kelly Moore, Moore Benefits, Inc.
Noelle Nitz, Nitz Consulting
Janet O'Connor, O'Connor Creative, Inc.
Brenda Rivera, Robert Half International
Michelle Robinson, Artistic Coverings, Inc.
Elena Rojas, Professional Translators & Transcribers Service
Stacey Sanchez, CDC Small Business Finance
Sherry Ward, Builders Rx
Karen Ward, The General Counsel
WELCOME NEW CORPORATE MEMBERS!
The generosity and support from Corporate
Members has been beneficial both to the success of NAWBO
and to our Corporate Members. Their contributions
have enabled our organization to work in the community, as
well as to educate, motivate, and empower women business owners. Many
firms have joined us in the past few months, and we will
have more information about them to share with you soon...
Advanced
Systems Group: 949-777-0411
(David
Browning)
Ferruzzo & Ferruzzo,
LLP: 949-608-6900 (Cheryl
Barrett)
First American Trust, FSB:
714-250-8111 (Nella
Webster O'Grady)
Marwit
Capital: 949-861-3636
X13 (Carol
Farrell)
Matters at Hand: 714-328-1400 (Camille
Jayne)
Specialized Marketing Services,
Inc.: 949-553-0890 (Gloria
Robbins)
Sunwest Bank: 714-730-4469
(Yolanda
de la Paz)
WELCOME NEW BOARD MEMBER
 Zeena
Dhalla just joined the NAWBO-OC board of directors
as co-chair of the membership committee. Zeena's business,
The Athletic Club for Women, is a full service fitness facility
focused on
providing personal
service, state-of-the-art equipment and a comfortable and friendly atmosphere
for woman of all ages. Her responsibilities as membership co-chair will include
member recruitment, member retention and assitance in greeting
new
and returning
members
at the monthly meetings. The committee is always looking
for new members to help with monthly
calls to members and guests, and greeting attendees at
our monthly
meetings.
KUDOS
 Darlynn
Morgan of Morgan Law Group was named one of Southern
California's "Super Lawyers," identified as the top 5 percent
of attorneys as chosen by their peers
and through the independent research of Law & Politics.
MEMBER APPRECIATION
AWARDS
 The
following members reached the five-year anniversary of their
chapter membership. Those
who
attended
the February dinner meeting received their 5-year certificates
as well
as a $50
credit toward Education Center classes, Success Teams, or Mentoring
program. Pictured at left: Moty Koppes, Total
Life Management; Dee Elliott, King Relocation
Services; Barri Carian, Carian Consulting;
and Judy
Greenspon, NPI Services. Those
who
were not at the meeting will receive their goodies
in the mail: Lauraine
Bifulco, Vantaggio HR; Ronna
Coe, Coastal Component Industries; Denise
Davies, Aleph, Inc.; Janis
Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie Events; Pam
Dunn, Renegade Advertising; and Rochelle
Schneider, RJS Legal & Business Consulting.
MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
 Helane
Cohen's KidsAprons.com products were featured on the
cover of the February/March 2007 Nick
Jr. Family Magazine. The special issue is titled "Food!
Fun! Fitness!" and kidsaprons.com
is mentioned in the article "Good-For-You Cooking Party" as
a resource for purchasing kids' chef hats. In addition, all
photographs
used with kids in aprons and chef hats feature kidsaprons.com
products.
Zeena
Dhalla's Athletic Club for Women & Pilates
Place was featured in Greer Wylder's Column in the Daily
Pilot on January 26th. The club celebrates their 30th anniversary
this year, and marked the celebration with a party and demonstration
day.
See article.
 Nicole
Friel of Elite Devlopment Group was
acknowledged as a contributor to the Identity
Theft for Dummies Book-Power Log On Edition. Members
can get a free copy at http://www.access-smart.com/dummies.html.
Share your
important news with us... CLICK
HERE for
submission form!
MEMBER NEWS
 Stacy
McCullough, Realtor, CRS, ACA, was recently invited to participate
in the CRS Annual Convention Round Table on "Trends
and Value Added Service." CRS (Council of Residential
Specialists) represents the top 3.7% of all Realtors nationwide.
THANK YOU
 Thank you to Lucy
Dunn,
CEO of the Orange County Business Council, who gave us an insightful
look into
the future
(2025)
and the challenges and opportunities facing Orange County in
the areas of education, infrastructure and housing. Thank you,
Lucy, for opening our eyes. As we look at these challenges,
let's consider as business owners how
we can positively impact our communities and the future of
Orange County.
  Thanks
also to SunWest Bank for sponsoring our
February meeting. The bank's Glenn Gray, CEO (left), Yolanda
de la Paz, Manna Kadar Lisa Martinez, Tim McAdam, Daurcie
Miller, and Francisca
Rivera
all joined us at the meeting.
And thank you to these members for
their generous donations of prizes
for
our
opportunity
drawing:
And last, but definitely not least,
thank you to the many volunteers who make NAWBO-OC
the success that it is!
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YOUR NEWS HERE... Members:
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BOARD & COMMITTEE
NEWS
Nominations for the 2007-08 elected officers
are open. Click
here to
see job descriptions (President-Elect,
Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer) and nomination form. Contact
Cathy
Daugherty
714-288-6033 x28 with any questions. The deadline
to submit nominations is March 5, 2007. Also, if you are interested in a different
position on the board or a committee chairmanship (click
for list) contact Barri
Carian 949-640-2141.
Nominations
for Remarkable Women Honorees are open. You are
invited to nominate outstanding business leaders for consideration
as
award winners in the following three categories: Lifetime
Achievement, Pioneering Woman,
Entrepreneur to Watch. Click
here for criteria
and Nomination form. Nominations will be accepted through
March 16th.
 Public
Policy: February 25-27, 2007—NAWBO
National Public Policy Days in
Washington DC Are you ready to take
a stand on policy issues facing women business owners like
you? Come together with NAWBO members
from across the nation to make your voice heard! At
NAWBO's annual Public Policy Days event, members will find
out all they need to know about the key issues impacting women
entrepreneurs. Attendees will receive training on how to advocate
for small businesses and participate in a forum through which
they can address Congress. Click
for more info.
SAVE THE DATE: Mar
19-20, 2007—NAWBO-CA Legislative Days in Sacramento.
Click for
more info.
Awards: Applications
for several business awards are due soon.
For details
see awards page:
Wells
Fargo/NAWBO Trailblazer Award: due Feb 9
NAFE Women of Excellence Awards: due Feb 23
American
Electronics Association High Tech Awards: March 3.
Mentoring: All
who applied for the 2007 Mentoring Program should have
received confirmation of their applications. If you applied
to be a
mentee you will be contacted the week of February 19th to let
you know if you were selected. Don't forget the March
9th orientation/kick off luncheon. If you have questions, please
contact Dee
Putman-Elliott at 714-813-7190.
 Membership: Start
collecting NAWBO Bucks for big discounts
on NAWBO meetings! Refer
your friends to NAWBO-OC, and for each new
member who joins you will receive $25 in NAWBO Bucks which
can be applied toward payment for our monthly meetings. The NAWBO
Bucks will
be mailed to the you upon the acceptance
of the new member.
Help us grow and share the value of NAWBO with others! For
referring members to qualify:
• You must be a member in good standing.
• Your name must be listed on the new member’s
application in the field "How did you find out about NAWBO-OC?"
Also, NAWBO National has more rewards for
member recruiters... Recruit two or more new members in 2007
and you'll be welcomed into the Recruiter Club.
Members of the club will be awarded with a special lapel pin
and
have the chance to receive a free year of membership and complimentary
registration to NAWBO events. find
out more
MEMBER
SURVEY: WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK! We are working
hard to deliver tangible, sustained value for your membership.
In order to do so, we rely on your
valuable feedback—about your business and about NAWBO.
Whether you’re a NAWBO veteran or brand new member, you
can help make our chapter the best it can be... CLICK
HERE to
participate in a brief survey (~10 minutes) that will drive
chapter
strategy in 2007 and beyond. Respond now
and you will
be entered in a drawing to receive 20 opportunity drawing
tickets for our meeting
on March 6th. The survey deadline is Feb 28th. Thank you for
participating!
 Remarkable
Women: NAWBO’s 12th Annual Remarkable
Women Co-Chairs have been appointed...Brenda
Buffalin, BB
Graphics, and Michelle
Beauchamp, Sandler Sales Institute. And, believe it or not,
it’s
time to start planning our October 19, 2007 Remarkable Women's
Awards Luncheon. We
are looking
for members who would like to be a part of this exciting event.
Contact Brenda 949-218-0735
or Michelle 949-595-0750
to sign up or to find out more about the opportunity to participate
in NAWBO-OC’s biggest fund-raiser and Orange County’s
most prestigious event honoring women business owners. Our first
committee meeting will be on Friday, February 23rd, from
11:30-1:00 at Farmers & Merchants Bank, 24300 Paseo de
Valencia, Laguna Hills. All subsequent meetings will be on
the third Thursday of each month, at the same time and place.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES.
Education: Join
us in February 2007 for the Business Planning track (see
classes below). Click
here for
general information and a link to the schedule
and registration form. If you
would like to
be considered as an instructor, please see instructor
application.
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Upcoming
Education Center Courses
Note location
change: All
classes will take place at Excelerate, Inc., 9 Corporate
Park, Suite
250, Irvine, CA.
  Creating
a Dynamic Business Plan: Your Roadmap to Business Success (Feb
7 & 14) Instructor: Cassie Hoag,
Equity Architects. All business owners know they need
a business
plan, but how many take the time to actually
write one? In this two part, 6-hour workshop, you will
develop a powerful plan that will help you to take your
business
to the next level. You will learn about the elements
of the business plan and how to translate your vision
into actionable
goals and strategies, then actually produce a business
plan. In addition, you will get real time feedback on
your plan.
 The
Next Big Thing: Planning for Growth and Building Capacity (Feb
20 & 27) Instructor:
Susan Bock, Susan Bock Solutions. A business goes through
stages of development similar to the cycle of life. Strategies
that were useful when you launched your business may not
apply to your business today: the rules have changed. What
you focus on today will change and require different approaches
to be successful. Knowing where you want to go will help
you determine how to get there. This workshop will take you
from where your business is today to where you want your
business to be by applying the appropriate tools, strategies
and design. This interactive workshop will discuss ways for
small business owners to recharge after a plateau, identify
new market opportunities, and gauge internal and external
growth drivers. The two-part, 6-hour workshop is ideal for
small business owners who have achieved growth and are now
experiencing
a lull.
 Creating Your
Image: Overview of Public Relations Planning (Mar
20) Instructor: Cara
Good. Attendees will be introduced to the key components of
a public relations plan and discuss the plan's importance
in your company's communications mix. Important considerations
such as newsworthiness, timing, awareness creation, and
crisis planning, among other elements, will be discussed.
Upon completion of this 3-hour class, attendees will have
a fundamental understanding of public relations planning
elements.
NEWS FROM NATIONAL
Public Policy Days Session Spotlight: Your
Leadership Voice
Are you eager to speak up about public policy issues, but unsure
where to start? Attend "Developing Your Leadership Voice" on
Monday, February 26 at 1:45 p.m. and you'll learn how to take
action on the policy initiatives that matter most to you. Denise
Farris, Policy Chair of NAWBO Kansas City, will address the
steps in finding a leadership voice and discuss how to
set up a process for identifying important initiatives. The
session will conclude with small group workshops where attendees
will create action plans, form a support network, and establish
a system to track success in the following year. Growing businesses
begins with growing leaders and the time to start is now!
For more
information or to register, click
here.
CORPORATE & COMMUNITY
MEMBER NEWS & EVENTS
 Feb
20, 2007: Gain the Marketing Edge: 3 Innovative Ideas
to Upstage Your Competition. Participants will 1) find out
what makes your business unique...and capitalize on it; 2)
discover how to "own" your niche; 3) learn how to
bond your key customers to your business. This Principal Financial
Group's Women in Business Teleclass is scheduled at 10am Pacific
Time. Space is limited. Pre-register at www.principal.com/women. An
audio archive of past teleclasses is also available. See
list of upcoming teleclasses.
 February
22, 2007: Minority Business Opportunity Day Trade Fair is
taking place at the Pacific Palms Conference Resort in Industry
Hills, California. Featured are one-on-one meetings with
companies looking to buy your company's products and services,
business networking with over 900 minority-owned businesses
and corporate exhibitors, engaging seminars and workshops
to enhance your business, which include doing business with
the gaming industry and the CPUC. more
info & RSVP
OTHER EVENTS
March 6, 2007: Office Depot Success Strategies Conference...Branding
Yourself for Unstoppable Success (Anaheim, CA) Highlights
include outstanding speakers, building your networking skills,
growing your brand
power, vision clarification, tips on dynamic presentations,
productivity enhancements and a unique 'matchmaker session'
that offers one-on-one meetings with corporate representatives.
NAWBO members and affiliates:
$129 until February 28th—a $70 savings—with
discount code OC2742. Limited exhibitor space is available.
For more information go to www.officedepotsuccess.com.
PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS!
(members only)
Member Showcase: The cost of an exhibit at
monthly meetings is $75 for a full table. see
details
Monthly Advertising: BIG
audience, detailed ad! NAWBO-OC's monthly
e-news, which is sent to our full mailing
list (1500+), accepts up to three member
ads per issue. $50/issue.
Banner Ad: Make an impression
on a BIG audience! Our website is viewed
by 3000+ potential customers every month!
$100/qtr.
Member Spotlight: Help
other members get to know you better
by telling us what you do, why, and
how you do it. No cost.
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February
'07 Member Showcase